Re: Some SC150 tricks and mods!!!!

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: : Here are some tricks for the sc150. If you have more, PLZ REPLY!!! : : I have the Virtual down-conversion mod to get back SOME cellular, reply with a good mod and I'll give it out!!!!!! : : : : Uniden part# BDEY2338001 is the chip used as a discriminator the location : : on the board is marked as "IC-1","MC-3361BD Note: Part of this component : : prevents you from recieving digital signals such as those used in the : : POSAG protocol, CTCSS, SCA,FAX, RTTY, and that found in MDTs at the audio : : jack. However Pin #16 is the RF input and 13 is the SCAN pin, and pin # 9 : : is the Audio Baseband (the one you want to tap out to recieve these : : signals. :-) HAVE PHUN(fun)!!!!! : : : : >>I had a sc150 for awhile and found a few keypad tricks not listed in : : the manual.1>Battery Voltage check- Hold down the WX and L/O at power on. : : A reading of 1.92 was displayed when conneted to power so that would be : : the high, at 1.39 I would get the low battery warning. Yours may or may : : not differ. : : The rest of these will erase your memory!!!! : : 2>Test mode- Hold down 2-9-and the L/O key at power on. : : 3>Memory clear- Hold down 2-9-and the HOLD key at power on. : : 4>Test Frequencies- Hold down 2-9-and PRI at power on. : : on my SC150, the range from 896 MHz to around : : 912MHz was saturated with cellular images so if you want to hear some, tune : : in that range. : : : : I found an undocumented Uniden Sportcat 150 feature (Great scanner by : : the way). Before you turn it on press and hold the WX and L/O keys. : : Turn it on and it shows the voltage left in the battery. When you are : : in this mode pressing the number keys brings up numbers you can adjust. : : Press the DC/Bank button does things too. If anyone knows what this is, post a message!! : : With the SportCat 150 the battery icon appears after holding the L\O and : : WX keys and turning the scanner on. If I remember correctly, if the : : scanner is plugged in it should read 1.72. If you do not have it plugged : : in it should read 1.66 if it is fully charged. If your scanner reads 1.45 : : or lower, your battery is running extremly low and needs recharging. : : : : Power on with... : : WX and L/O -View voltage left in battery. : : 2, 9, HOLD -Clears all memories. : : 2, 9, L/O -Illumination Diagnostic. : : 2, 9, PRI - Puts test freqs in channels 1-21. : : 2, 9, SCAN - Puts in more test freqs. : : : : I think that this is not the end. The WX and L/O feature has more : : options that could be usefull. Let's all get our heads together and : : find some more test modes. : : :: You do not have to perform a complicated conversion to pick of cell phones, just perform a scan between 901 and 924mhz, you'll pick-up alot of cellular images that are clear, and you can also hear your neighbors on there 900mhz cordless sets.